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Unidentified naval badge
This cloth arm badge has been described to me as a Norwegian 'Sharp Shooter in Merchant Navy'. Can anyone corroborate this?
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Hello GTB
I do not know anything about this badge but wonder if it is upside down and should have the 'H' at the top. Just a thought as it does not look particularly aestheticly pleasing as it is - not sure it would be any better the other way around. Hoping you get better responses than my uneducated thought Could they be Naval PT clubs? Mike |
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Mike,
Your thoughts had also passed my mind. I have also played around with position but concluded this is the right way up considering that crossed RN Gun badges have the narrow barrels pointing up. Besides, coincidentally a Norwegian sailing club badge has titles SS above H as in my badge. GTB Last edited by GTB; 25-08-17 at 08:21 PM. Reason: correcting text |
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Possibly gun barrels as you suggest. rather than naval PTI clubs.
Hopefully some one will know for sure Mike |
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Or spyglasses?
Rgds, Thomas. |
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It's Norwegian for gunners in the merchant fleet, WW 2. This is for the tropical uniform and you can also find it with a dark blue background.
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Excellent, what do the letters stand for?
Rgds, Thomas. |
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Thanks NorBn for corroborating my information. It had come from an excellent source but you have added a bit more
GTB |
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The letters stands for Sjøforsvarets Skytteravdeling i Handelsflåten, meaning something like Navy Gunnery Unit in the Merchant Fleet
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Along with it was this Norwegian naval non-substantive badge of crosssed axes. Looks very British but cut square. I.D. please?
GTB |
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Norwegian Navy, carpenter
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Thanks a lot for that. Can you confirm if the attached patch is also Norwegian please? It was lying among them.
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Its British, but I'm having a memory failure re. the formation....
Edit - it's Northern Army Group. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Army_Group Last edited by leigh kitchen; 26-08-17 at 03:21 PM. |
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A very useful thread - thanks to all
NorBn - I understand you are a relatively new member of the forum - a sincere welcome to you, useful to have your expertise here. Mike |
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Thank you Mike. I'm a relatively new member and trying to learn a little something about British cloth badges/ patches. Happy to help out with unknown Norwegian items
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